Giant Kid-Friendly Meal Plan

📅 Week of October 14 through October 20, 2026 🍽️ 2 people kid-friendly
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Ham Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli
Description: A golden pan-seared ham steak is served with creamy buttery mashed potatoes and tender broccoli florets. It is a simple, familiar dinner sized for 2 with a little extra ham for sandwiches.
Sale items used: Giant Ham Steak Slice, Russet Potatoes, Broccoli, Giant Butter
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Buy 1 lb ham steak (cut into 2 portions, sear 3-4 minutes per side), 1.5 lbs russet potatoes (about 3 medium) for mashing, and 0.75 lb broccoli (about 1 large crown). Mash with 2 tbsp butter and a splash of milk.

Tuesday
Meal: Crispy Oven-Baked Tilapia Fingers with Sweet Potato Wedges and Green Beans
Description: Tilapia strips are coated in crunchy breadcrumbs and baked until golden, just like fish sticks but better. Sweet potato wedges and green beans round out a fun, finger-friendly plate for 2.
Sale items used: Tilapia Fillets, Sweet Potatoes, Giant Green Beans
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Buy 0.75 lb tilapia (assumed total weight, cut into finger-size strips), 1 sweet potato package (about 2 medium potatoes, cut into wedges), and 1 package green beans. Dip in egg, then breadcrumbs, and bake at 425F for about 12-15 minutes; wedges bake about 25 minutes. Serve with ketchup for dipping.
Recipes:
- Sloppy Joes (Classic Old Fashioned Sloppy Joe Recipe)

Wednesday
Meal: Sloppy Joes on Rolls with Romaine Salad
Description: Sweet, tangy sloppy joe meat made with lean ground beef is piled onto soft rolls. A crisp romaine salad on the side keeps it fresh for 2.
Sale items used: 93% Lean Ground Beef, Sara Lee Bread or Ball Park Rolls, Giant Romaine Hearts, Giant Ketchup
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Buy 0.75 lb ground beef (assumed total weight) simmered with ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar. Use 2 to 4 rolls from the pack and about half of the romaine hearts pack for the salad. Save the remaining rolls and romaine for other meals.

Thursday
Meal: Rotisserie Chicken Quesadilla-Style Pita Pizzas
Description: Pitas are topped with shredded rotisserie chicken and melty cheese, then baked until crisp like mini pizzas. Kids can build their own for a hands-on dinner for 2.
Sale items used: Giant Rotisserie Chicken, Toufayan Flatbreads or Pitas
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1.5 cups shredded chicken (roughly one third of the bird) and 1 pack of pitas (use 4 pitas, 2 per person). Top with 1 cup shredded cheese from home and bake at 425F for 8-10 minutes. Use leftover chicken for lunches.
Recipes:
- Rotisserie Chicken Quesadilla Recipe

Friday
Meal: Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Roasted Potatoes and Carrots
Description: Pork tenderloin is sliced into tender medallions and pan-seared until lightly browned, served with golden roasted potatoes and sweet carrots. A mild, comforting dinner sized for 2.
Sale items used: Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin, Russet Potatoes, Nature's Promise Organic Cooking Carrots
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Buy 1 lb pork tenderloin (assumed total weight, slice into 1-inch medallions, about 4 minutes per side), 1 lb russet potatoes cubed, and 1 pack carrots (use about half). Roast vegetables at 425F for about 30 minutes while you sear the pork. Save the remaining tenderloin for another meal.
Recipes:
- Cast Iron Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Potatoes and Carrots

🛒 Shopping List

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Giant Ham Steak Slice (1 lb): $2.99
- Russet Potatoes (2.5 lbs): $1.73
- Broccoli (0.75 lb): $1.49
- Giant Butter (x1): $3.49
- Tilapia Fillets (0.75 lb): $5.99
- Sweet Potatoes (x1): $3.99
- Giant Green Beans (x1): $2.79
- 93% Lean Ground Beef (0.75 lb): $5.99
- Sara Lee Bread or Ball Park Rolls (x1): $2.99
- Giant Romaine Hearts (x1): $3.49
- Giant Ketchup (x1): $1.69
- Giant Rotisserie Chicken (x1): $6.99
- Toufayan Flatbreads or Pitas (x1): $2.49
- Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin (1 lb): $3.99
- Nature's Promise Organic Cooking Carrots (x1): $2.49

Pantry staples needed:
- Milk, eggs, breadcrumbs, shredded cheese, brown sugar, mustard, salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder

🏷️ All sale items this week

SALE ITEMS FOUND

Meats on sale:
- Beef Chuck Roast: $6.99/lb
- Extra Large Raw EZ Peel Shrimp: $6.99/lb
- Salmon Fillets: $9.99/lb
- Smithfield Sliced Bacon: $3.99 each
- Baby Back-Style Pork Ribs: $4.99/lb
- Giant Rotisserie Chicken: $6.99 each
- Nature's Promise Fully Cooked or Uncured Pork Bacon: $6.99 each
- Giant Ham Steak Slice: $2.99/lb
- Giant Shrimp Ring: $6.99 each
- Giant Store-Baked Turkey: $9.99/lb
- 93% Lean Ground Beef: $7.99/lb
- Jimmy Dean or Butterball Breakfast Rolls: 2 for $9.00
- Perdue Fresh Shortcuts: $5.99 each
- Tyson Frozen Cooked Chicken: $7.99 each
- Skinny Butcher Dippers or Hatfield Ham Steak: 2 for $5.00
- Nature's Promise Kobe Burgers: $9.99 each
- Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin: $3.99/lb
- Extra Jumbo Raw Argentine Red Shrimp: $9.99/lb
- Extra Jumbo Cooked Cocktail Shrimp: $10.99/lb
- Diced Fajita Chicken Breast: $8.99 each
- Hormel Pepperoni: 2 for $8.00
- Giant Meatballs: $7.99 each
- C.Wirthy & Co. Salmon: $9.99 each
- Phillips Appetizers: $7.99 each
- Grilled Sliced Chicken Breast: $8.99 each
- Lean Beef Stew: $9.99/lb
- Tilapia Fillets: $7.99/lb
- Giant Bagged Fillets: $1.00 off
- Phillips Crab Meat: $3.00 off
- Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks or Fillets: $5.00 off
- StarKist Solid White or Chunk Light Tuna: 2 for $3.00

Deli and prepared on sale:
- P.F. Chang's or Bertolli Skillet Meals: $5.99 each
- Fried Chicken Friday (8-pc): $10.00 each
- Giant Appetizers: 2 for $9.00
- Taste of Inspirations Salad Kit: $3.49 each
- BelGioioso Hispanic Selection Cheese: $3.99 each with digital coupon ($4.99 without)
- Taste of Inspirations Salsa or Guacamole: 2 for $7.00
- Giant Tortilla Chips: $4.49 each
- Fresh Store-Made Octagon Fruit or Vegetable Tray: $9.99 each
- Marzetti Fruit Dip: $4.99 each
- Caramel Apple: $1.99 each

Produce on sale:
- Russet Potatoes or Yellow Onions: $0.69/lb
- Halos Mandarins: $2.99 each with digital coupon ($4.99 without)
- Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Giant Russet Potatoes: $3.99 each
- Giant Seedless Mandarins: $4.99 each
- Honeycrisp Apples: $1.99/lb
- Nature's Promise Greenhouse Grown Salad: $2.99 each
- Giant Yellow Onions or Nature's Promise Organic Cooking Carrots: $2.49 each
- Plum Tomatoes: $1.99/lb
- Blueberries: $3.79 each
- Golden Pineapple: $3.29 each
- Fresh Kiwi: 2 for $1.00
- Limes: 3 for $1.00
- Lemons: 4 for $2.00
- Sweet Potatoes: $3.99 each
- Giant Green Beans: $2.79 each
- Broccoli: $1.99/lb
- Tote Bag Apples: $1.29/lb
- Mangoes, Navel Oranges or Grapefruit: 4 for $5.00
- Taste of Inspirations Salad Kit: $3.49 each
- Giant Romaine Hearts: $3.49 each
- Butternut, Acorn, Buttercup or Spaghetti Squash: $1.29/lb

Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Giant Butter: $3.49 each
- Turkey Hill Ice Cream: $2.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Milk: $4.99 each
- Nature's Promise Butter: $7.49 each
- Nature's Promise String Cheese: $4.49 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Coffee Creamer: $5.49 each
- Starbucks or natural bliss Creamer: 2 for $8.00
- Rana Filled Pasta or Sauce: $4.49 each
- Land O Lakes American Cheese: $6.99/lb with digital coupon ($7.99/lb without)
- Eggland's Best Grade A Cage Free Eggs: $6.99 each
- Siggi's Single-Serve Yogurt: 3 for $5.00
- FAGE Single-Serve Yogurt: 4 for $5.00
- Daisy Sour Cream: 2 for $3.00
- Galbani Mozzarella or Ricotta Cheese: $3.99 each
- Yoplait Single-Serve Yogurt: 10 for $6.00
- Giant Cream Cheese Bars: $3.19 each
- Président Feta Crumbles: $6.49 each
- Cedar's Tzatziki: $3.99 each with digital coupon ($4.99 without)
- Carnation Evaporated Milk: $1.99 each

Bakery and bread on sale:
- Nature's Promise Artisan Bread Half Loaves: 2 for $6.00
- Giant Gourmet Cookies: $4.99 each
- Sara Lee Bread or Ball Park Rolls: $2.99 each
- Toufayan Flatbreads or Pitas: $2.49 each
- Giant Cornbread: $5.99 each
- Giant Cupcakes: $5.99 each
- Giant Mini Cupcakes: $5.49 each
- Giant Mini Muffins: $5.99 each
- Lofthouse Cookies: $5.49 each

Pantry on sale:
- Swanson Broth: $1.88 each
- Campbell's Chunky Soup: 2 for $4.00
- Giant Muffin Mix: $0.79 each
- Giant Canned Beans: $0.89 each
- Giant Canned Vegetables: $1.19 each
- Giant Broth: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Gravy: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Ketchup: $1.69 each
- Giant Mustard: $1.99 each
- Giant Stuffing Mix: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Mayonnaise: $4.99 each
- Giant Salad Dressing: $2.39 each
- Giant Graham Crackers: $2.99 each
- Giant Chocolate Morsels: $2.99 each
- Giant Pie Crust: $3.69 each
- Giant All-Purpose Flour: $2.49 each
- Giant Granulated Sugar: $3.39 each
- Oreo, Chips Ahoy! or Cakesters: $2.99 each
- Cheez-It or Keebler Sandwich Crackers: $2.49 each
- SunnyD Punch: $3.49 each
- Califia Farms Almondmilk or Creamer: 2 for $6.00
- Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps: 2 for $9.00
- Taste of Inspirations Olives: $7.49 each
- Kellogg's or Kashi Cereal or Bear Naked Granola: $3.99 each
- Quaker Instant Oatmeal: 2 for $6.00
- Pop-Tarts or Rice Krispies Treats Bars: 2 for $4.00
- Seattle's Best Coffee: $6.99 each
- Old El Paso Taco Shells or Success Boil-in-Bag or Minute Rice Cups: 2 for $4.00
- Rao's Pasta Sauce: $6.99 each
- Ken's Salad Dressing or Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce: $3.99 each
- Domino Sugar: $4.99 each
- Tajín Snack Sauce: $3.59 each
- Pompeian Olive Oil: $5.99 each
- Samyang Buldak Ramen Multipack: $6.99 each
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise: $4.49 each with digital coupon ($6.49 without)
- Wishbone Salad Dressing: 2 for $4.00
- Mott's Applesauce or Smoothie Pouches: $7.99 each
- Gatorade: $8.99 each
- Kellogg's Town House Crackers: 2 for $8.00
- Godiva Masterpiece: $5.99 each
- Sour Patch Kids or Swedish Fish: 2 for $5.00
- Pringles: 2 for $3.00
- Nature's Promise Pasta Sauce: 2 for $5.00
- Nature's Promise Extra Virgin Olive Oil: $6.99 each
- PAM Cooking Spray: 2 for $8.00
- Diamond Chopped Pecans: $7.99 each
- Ghirardelli Baking Chips: 2 for $13.00
- McCormick Food Coloring: $1.00 off
- Betty Crocker Cake or Brownie Mix Favorites: 3 for $5.00
- Betty Crocker Cookie Mix: 2 for $6.00
- Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix: $0.69 each
- Nature's Promise Broth: $1.99 each
- Giant Apple Cider: $3.99 each
- Brach's Candy Corn: $2.79 each
- Ferrara XL Bags: $15.99 each
- Hershey's Jumbo Bag: $2.00 off
- Hershey's XL Bags: $3.00 off
- Hershey's XXL Bags: $2.00 off

Frozen on sale:
- Giant Vegetables: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Appetizers: $3.79 each
- Giant Classic Crust Pizza: 2 for $9.00
- Nature's Promise Waffles: $2.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Chewy Granola Bars: 2 for $6.00
- Nature's Promise Organic Vegetables: $2.29 each
- Nature's Promise Fruit: $5.49 each
- Giant Ice Cream Bars: $4.29 each
- Taste of Inspirations Sorbetto: $6.79 each
- Giant Aerosol Whipped Topping: $3.69 each
- Pillsbury Ready-to-Bake Cookie Dough: 2 for $7.00 with digital coupon (2 for $8.00 without)
- Screamin' Sicilian Pizza or Loaded Breadstix: $5.99 each
- Birds Eye Blends or Steamfresh Family Size Vegetables: 4 for $8.00
- Eggo Waffles, Pancakes, French Toaster Sticks or Thick & Fluffy: 2 for $6.00
- Jimmy Dean Delights: $7.49 each
- Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream or Bars: $6.99 each
- Nestlé Drumstick or Oreo Novelties: 2 for $8.00
- Banquet Brown'N Serve Sausage: 2 for $3.00
- DiGiorno Stuffed Crust or Gluten Free Pizza: $7.99 each
- Smart Ones Entrées: 3 for $6.00
- Hot Pockets Sandwiches: $4.99 each
- Giant Ready to Bake Cookie Dough: $3.29 each

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🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost

Based on sale prices for items in this plan

Some sale prices require the store's loyalty card or a clipped digital coupon. Check the flyer before you shop.

$52.59

for 2 people  ·  $26.30 per person

📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Giant weekly sales flyer for the week of October 14, 2026. Flyers are sourced from store websites and weekly flyer aggregator sites. Actual prices may vary by location. Always verify prices at your local store. We are not affiliated with Giant.